Jemison ranks #17 in Alabama for new homes
Jemison is ranked on 31 lists against the 196 Alabama towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Jemison does best on
Each list ranks every AL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jemison marked.
Jemison lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Jemison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AL, the right end is last. Areas where Jemison does best come first.
More year-round than 94% of Alabama
Not better or worse, just Jemison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Jemison lands in every AL ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Orange Beach · 49.8%
#184
Most new homes#1 Triana · 47.2 per 1,000
#17
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sheffield · +87.7%
#96
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Chickasaw · 31.9 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Brighton · 1.1 yrs
#83
Cheapest rent#1 Eutaw · $442/mo
#131
Lowest property tax#1 Holt · $223/yr
#40
Rent easiest to afford#1 Muscle Shoals · 26.1%
Safety
Safest#1 Southside · 5.8
#59 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mountain Brook · 99 / 100
#137
Lowest obesity#1 Mountain Brook · 27%
#122
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Brook · 7%
#138
Most active#1 Mountain Brook · 15%
#123
Fewest uninsured#1 Mountain Brook · 4%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Brighton · 20%
#124
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enterprise · 0.7 mi
#104 
Schools
Best schools#1 Mountain Brook · +44.3 pts
#140
Highest graduation rate#1 Florence · 98%
#141 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jackson · 14.1 min
#162 People
Most educated#1 Mountain Brook · 88.6%
#166
Youngest#1 Livingston · 20.7
#22
Oldest#1 Centre · 59.3
#176
Most residents 65+#1 Centre · 38%
#149
Most kids#1 East Brewton · 38.3%
#15 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Pelham · 36.7%
Most trails#1 Pelham · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Brighton · 159 / sq mi
#179 
The number on the right is Jemison’s spot. All of Alabama’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.